Students pose for Community water project at The College of Wooster

AMRE | Community Water

Chamari Abercrombie ’24 | Neuroscience & Spanish Layali Banna ’22 | Geology Mazvita Chikomo ’22 | Environmental Geoscience Grace Hodges ’23 | Biology & […]

students and advisors from The College of Wooster participate in a virtual meeting

AMRE | Political Science

Lark Pinney ’23 | Political Science (Comparative Politics) Jordan Spatt ’22 | Political Science Advisors: Angie Bos and Bas van Doorn Special thanks to […]

students from the College of Wooster pose for a photo

AMRE | Workplace D&I

Noah Leonard ’23 | Political Science (International Relations) and Spanish Eraj Sikandar ’22 | Business Economics Maley Tinstman ’23 | Political Science (International Relations) […]

two students wearing black polos pose in front of College of Wooster sign

AMRE | Experiential Learning & Community Engagement at The College of Wooster

Spencer Gaitsch ’22 | History and Political Science Audrey Holder ’22 | Anthropology Advisors: Cathy McConnell and Sarah Sobeck Special thanks to the following sponsors: Laura […]

Gina Christo '14

Women, gender, and sexuality studies alumna manages grassroot political campaigns

Before attending The College of Wooster, Gina Christo ’14 planned on becoming a political science major, but she soon “fell in love with the […]

Angie Bos

Professor Bos publishes research on how gender perceptions impact children’s political interest and ambitions

Angie Bos, professor of political science at The College of Wooster, is the lead author on a new paper published in the American Political […]

Tetrault Head Shot

Pre-Law Advising Program To Host Constitution Day Lecture on Sept. 14

The College of Wooster Pre-Law Advising program will welcome Lisa Tetrault for a Constitution Day Lecture titled “When Women Won the Right to Vote: […]

Rasmia Kirmani-Frye '95, photo by @marcgoldbergphotography

Urban studies alumna confronts housing inequity in New York City

After graduating from The College of Wooster, Rasmia Kirmani-Frye ’95 immediately knew she wanted to move to New York City and begin a career […]

Désirée Weber, assistant professor of political science

Désirée Weber featured on USA Today panel

Désirée Weber, assistant professor of political science at The College of Wooster, was a featured panelist for a 90-minute Zoom chat about policing held […]

Stachal Harris ’21

Independent Study analyzes the use of race-based appeals by Black politicians in hopes to gain Black votes

Stachal Harris ’21 analyzes how verbal and visual race-based appeals affect voting habits of all racial groups

Max Lesko ‘06

Political science major provides strategic oversight to the ‘Nation’s Doctor’

Max Lesko ’06 named chief of staff for the U.S. Surgeon General 

Internet Accessibility and Usage in Relation to Political Participation and Knowledge

Name: Nia Johnson Major: Political Science Advisor: Dr. Avi Muñoz This Independent Study investigates the effect of internet access and usage on political participation […]

Maxwell Engel

Keep it Simple Stupid: An Examination of American Conservative Populism in the Complex Neoliberal World Order

Name: Maxwell Engel Major: Political Science (International Relations) Minor: History Advisor: Dr. Jeff Lantis This study is an examination of conservative populism in the […]

Sam Casey

LGBTQ and Leviticus: How Religious Appeals Affect the Electability of Queer Political Candidates

Name: Sam Casey Major: Political Science: U.S. National Politics Advisors: Dr. Álvaro Corral, Dr. Désirée Weber My Independent Study tests the effect of religious […]

Stachal Harris

BLACK ENUF: An Exploration of the Strategic Use of Racial Appeals by Black Politicians to Garner Black Voter Support

Name: Stachal Harris Major: Political Science Minor: Africana Studies Advisor: Álvaro Corral This independent study research project explores how some forms of race-based appeals […]

Ciara Hudson

Pay to Play Politics: An Examination of Big Money’s Influence in the United States Senate

Name: Ciara Hudson Major: Political Science Minor: South Asian Studies Advisors: Dr. Avram Muñoz and Dr. Alvaro Corral With ever increasing amounts of outside […]

Patricia Ross ’06

President Biden nominates Wooster Alumna for assistant secretary of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs

Patricia Ross ’06 nominated for key role based on her career in domestic policy

Paige Clay

SNAPPED: Examining how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation and Food Access Impact Health Outcomes Among Low- income/Low-access (LILA) Populations in Georgia

Student Name: Paige Clay Majors: Political Science, Africana Studies Advisor: Avi Munoz, Fiacre Bienvenu The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the leading food […]

Protest or Riot?: The Role of News Media in Characterizing the Unrest in Ferguson

Student Name: Emma Reiner Major(s): Political Science (concentration in US Politics) and English Advisor(s): Dr. Désirée Weber and Dr. Susanna Sacks This project focuses […]

Putting the “Crisis” in “Climate Crisis”: The Impact of Securitization on Climate Change Policy

Name: Olivia Azzarita Major: Political Science Advisor: Dr. John Valdez, Dr. Matthew Krain In the collective global effort against climate change, some countries take […]